Kathryn Joosten: 1939-2012

Kathryn Joosten arrives at The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences' 21st Annual Hall Of Fame Gala at Beverly Hills Hotel on March 1, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The actress, who died June 2,2012, has received a posthumous Emmy nomination for her role as Karen McCluskey in "Desperate Housewives." She previously won two Emmys for that role.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the 2002 Festival of the Animals at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Sept. 7, 2002, in Burbank, Calif. She was known for her work on "Desperate Housewives" and "The West Wing."

Kathryn Joosten and James Cromwell at the 2001 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2001.

Actress Kathryn Joosten poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series during the 2008 Creative Arts Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 13, 2008, in Los Angeles.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends TV Guide's Sixth Annual Emmy Awards After Party at The Kress on Sept. 21, 2008, in Los Angeles.

Actress Kathryn Joosten arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the DPA pre-Emmy Gift Lounge at the Peninsula Hotel on Sept. 19, 2009, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

From left to right, actors Bryan Cranston, Kyra Sedwick, Kathryn Joosten and Aaron Paul attend the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Performers Peer Group Emmy reception at Chakra on Aug. 4, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Producers Peer Group Emmy pre party at the Montage Hotel on Aug. 22, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten arrives at Stand Up To Cancer held at Sony Pictures Studios on Sept. 10, 2010, in Culver City, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten and actor Orson Bean perform a scene from a new musical David Foster is scoring about Betty Boop during the David Foster and Friends concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Oct. 15, 2010, in Las Vegas.

Actress Kathryn Joosten poses at the 2011 DPA Golden Globes Gift Suite at the L'Ermitage Hotel on Jan. 13, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten arrives at the American Red Cross, Santa Monica Chapter's Annual Red Tie Affair on April 9, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards performers nominee reception at Spectra on Sept. 16, 2011, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the Nathalie Dubois Pre-Emmy Gift Suite at Luxe Hotel on Sept. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actress Kathryn Joosten arrives at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sept. 18, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Actress Kathryn Joosten attends the 2011 Entertainment Weekly And Women In Film Pre-Emmy Party at BOA Steakhouse on Sept. 16, 2011, in West Hollywood, Calif.